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Amid the tragedy of the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, an extraordinary moment in U.S. political history occurred as Robert F. Kennedy, younger brother of slain President John F. Kennedy, broke the news of King's death to a large gathe...ring of African Americans in Indianapolis, Indiana. That evening Robert Kennedy spoke from his soul. The words rang in almost a prayerful manner. This is an incredible montage of photos, and a great recording of Kennedy's moving statement. (06:01)[more]

Walter Cronkite had almost finished broadcasting the "CBS Evening News" when he received word of Martin Luther King's assassination. His report detailed the shooting and the nation's reaction to the tragedy. (CBSNews.com)

In this History Channel video clip, view an interview with Jesse Jackson and listen to see how emotional it still is him, to sit down and talk about Martin Luther King and how he was killed right next to him some years ago. (1:38)

The announcement of a campaign to help poor people is stopped when Kennedy tells the audience that Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed. This video is best used to show the mood of the day and to hear the reaction of the audience to the tragic ...news.[more]

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